Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 175-177, April 2007

Acute bacterial meningitis as the cause of a traffic accident

  • Marcel A. Verhoff

      Affiliations

    • Department of Legal Medicine, University of Gießen, Frankfurter Str. 58, D-35392 Gießen, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 641 99 41425; fax: +49 641 99 41419.
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  • Edgar Bollensen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Hospital of Eschwege, Elsa-Brandström-Str. 1, D-37269 Eschwege, Germany
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  • Stephan Oehmke

      Affiliations

    • Department of Legal Medicine, University of Gießen, Frankfurter Str. 58, D-35392 Gießen, Germany
    • ,
  • Günter Weiler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Legal Medicine, University of Gießen, Frankfurter Str. 58, D-35392 Gießen, Germany

Received 18 April 2006; received in revised form 15 June 2006; accepted 16 June 2006.

Abstract 

This is a report about a traffic accident without an apparent external cause. The driver responsible for the accident was diagnosed with acute bacterial meningitis. From a forensic aspect the meningitis was determined as the underlying reason for the accident, but it could not be assumed that the driver should have recognized the danger in time.

Keywords: Acute bacterial meningitis, Traffic accident, Accident cause, Recognition of the danger

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PII: S1353-1131(06)00169-6

doi:10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.06.026

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 175-177, April 2007

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